The boundary integral method for the D.C. geoelectric problem in the 3-layered earth with a prismoid inhomogeneity in the second layer

The paper presents algorithm and numerical results for the boundary integral equations (BIE) method of the forward D.C. geoelectric problem for the three-layered earth which contains the prismoidal body with sloped faces in the second layer. This situation occurs in the sedimentary basins. Although...

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Main Author: Milan HVOŽDARA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia 2012-12-01
Series:Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy
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Online Access:https://journal.geo.sav.sk/cgg/article/view/80
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Summary:The paper presents algorithm and numerical results for the boundary integral equations (BIE) method of the forward D.C. geoelectric problem for the three-layered earth which contains the prismoidal body with sloped faces in the second layer. This situation occurs in the sedimentary basins. Although the numerical calculations are more complicated in comparison with faces orthogonal to the x, y, z axes, the generalization to the sloped faces enables treatment of the anomalous fields for the bodies of more general shapes as rectangular prisms. The graphs with numerical results present isoline maps of the perturbing potential as well as the resistivity profiles when the source field is due to the pair of D.C. electrodes at the surface of the earth. Also presented apparent resistivity curves for the Schlumberger array AMNB sounding.
ISSN:1338-0540